The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
A LIVELY MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED.
The Board Of heath-Health onhcer Water works
The Shell 0rse-cit, Ines-BiIIs
Ordered Paid.

President ID. \. Boyd, Aldermen NJ
Loeb, w. III. Parker, T. y. Wilson
and William +. Forward, and Clerk
Cook Carleton were present at the
meeting of the City Council at the Coun-
Gil chamber, last night. Prominent
members of the Palatka Board of Trade
and the Palatka Board of Health. and
number of citizens were also present.
FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
A communication was read from the
Secretary of the Board of Health. asking
that all garbage ON the city commons be
burned. Ii also requested that all garbage
be burned daily from June 10 November
l. The communication was ordered
filed
The Board of Health also asked that
lots back of the Post Office, Baum build
ing and others i'm that block, be put in
thorough sanitary condition. Referred
to Street Committee.
Also asked that Council forbid all ex-
cavations for building, laying pipes, etc. 4,
without permission of the Board of
Health, received and filed.
Also, called attention to the Use of die
infectants, as published i'm PALATKA
NEWS yesterday. This was also filed.
Also urged that the Council have the
citizens put their places in thorough sar-
itary condition, and forbid the slaughter
ing of beef within the incorporate limits
of the city. Received and filed.
The Byard of Health also demanded
the opening of the underground drains
leading to the river from Vertrees' sta
bles, and that the same be put in repair.
Referred to Street Committee.
Also demanded that the Presbyterian
parsonage, old Graham Hotel and a num-
Der of other places mentioned, be put in
a thorough sanitary condition. Referred
to Street Committee.
The Board of Health also suggested
that the Council appoint number of
people to visit all houses in the city and
a careful examination be made of all
premises, and that they report TO the
Board of Health. 1t also gave long
list of good suggestions for preserving
the health of the city. Received and
filed.
SUB-TRoPICAL EXPOSITION.
A communication was received from
the general committee in charge of the
Sub-Tropical Exposition, notifying the
Council that public meeting would he
held in Palatka, on Thursday, June 2,
and asking them TO name the hour and
place for said meeting. On motion Al
dermen Forward and Parker were ap-
pointed to confer with the officers of
the Board of Trade on the subject.
THE WATER WORKS.
The Chief of the Fire Department, Geo.
j. Zehnbar, Jr., communicated TO Coun-
Gil the fact that the fire companies re-
sponded quickly to the alarm at the re-
cent fire, and that the water works be
looked after for their negligence in not
having sufficient water at the time of the
fire. The superintendent of the water
works reported that there were 2i0 900
gallons of water in the stand pipe at the
time of the fire, there being only 10000
gallons less than the stand pipe will hold.
Quite a discussion follow ed this. Alder
man Loeb and Capt. John t. Gay taking
part. Capt. Gay said the he went
to the water works that evening
after the fire, and stated that he would
like 10 see the same length of hose tested
when the stand pipe was full Of water,
so that the pressure could he tested ex-
actly. Referred to the Fire Commit
tee. Messrs. Kennerly and Gay asked
that the Fire Committee be instructed to
report Immediately. Chairman Loeb said
the matter would not be pigeon holed.
Mayor Teasdale returned the health
ordinance approved. The ordinance was
ordered to take its usual course.
BILLS.
The following hills were read and Or